June 8, 2013
Blue Flag Iris, Iris versicolor
This native wetland wildflower has been reintroduced into a cove adjacent to the Black's Nook boardwalk. Before the area was restored, the aggressive, invasive non-native Yellow Iris, Iris pseudoacorus, had dominated the shoreline. Native plant species often support native insect populations which in turn may support birds and other animals, and natives tend not to overgrow the habitats in which they have evolved.